I've made a little bit of progress through the week. I started with putting a clear coat on the neck. I really like the colour of this fretboard and neck so didn't want to do much with it.
I've used a satin polyurethane varnish rattle can. I've done 3 coats so far with some light sanding in between. Happy for some feedback on if this is enough (I could go on forever!).
I decided after doing this that i should have done more of a build with the bridge, machine heads etc in place as per the instructions so I stopped with the neck varnish and put the bridge on. The process was fairly simple though nerve-wracking. I didn't want to stuff it up and have unnecessary holes in the body!
After the bridge and heads were in place i put the top and bottom strings on to see how I went. I have to say I'm pretty pleased with the results. Perfect? Nah. But very happy with it for my first build!
Can see below here how the E string is a little further in than the G string (assuming the fret markers are in the right spots!) but not by much.
And the action is not too bad at the 12th/15th fret - though adjustments can come later:
After putting it together like this I could see a lot better how nice I think the neck is turning out compared to the raw body, so i took a couple of extra photos of that
Next up I guess it's time to give the body a bit of a sand and paint. I was in two minds about a natural finish or solid colour but after unboxing I have decided on a solid colour because of the different piece at the top of the body (see previous photos). I think I am going to go with the nitrocellulose surf green from Sydney Guitar Setups (open to any tips from people who have used it!)
Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread so far and all the other build threads in this community - it's such a wealth of knowledge!
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